Environment

A view of Chàm Islands, off the coast of Hội An ancient town. The islands have been developed as a Nature Reserve for better protection and conservation of their rich forest and marine value. VNS Photo Công Thành CHÀM ISLANDS — The management board of Chàm Islands Marine Protected Area …

Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National Park in the central coastal province of Quảng Bình. — VNA/VNS Photo QUẢNG BÌNH — Lê Thuận Kiên takes a basket, carrying a machete and some food and drinks, then follows a familiar road to the jungle in Phong Nha – Kẻ Bàng National …

An aerial view of Đỗ Gia Capital Co Ltd’s urban project in Zone 10B, Quang Hanh Ward, Cẩm Phả City, Quảng Ninh Province. — VNA/VNS Photo QUẢNG NINH — The investor behind the controversial construction of an urban project that allegedly encroached on Hạ Long Bay’s buffer zone has been …

People shop for air conditioners at an electronics supermarket in the northern province of Hưng Yên.—VNA/VNS Photo Phạm Kiên HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam is recommended to regulate minimum energy performance standard (MEPS) for air conditioners’ seasonal energy efficiency ratio, chillers, variable refrigerant flow, and cars’ mobile air-conditioning systems in …

Police officers of Hà Tĩnh Mobile Police Force delivering necessities in the aftermath of a flood on November 1. — VNA/VNS Photo Hữu Quyết HÀ NỘI — Floods, landslides, and other natural disasters are common occurrences in Việt Nam, often characterised by their rapid and localised impacts. Việt Nam, situated …

  Park rangers from the Bảy Cạnh Island Ranger Station (Côn Đảo National Park Management Board) collected eggs from the mother turtle’s nest at night to put them in an artificial incubation lake on the island. — VNA/VNS Photo    BÀ RỊA-VŨNG TÀU — A campaign named “Save The Ocean” was launched on Côn …

Members of Biên Hòa Xanh Group drag waste out of a canal.—VNA/VNS Photo Lê Xuân ĐỒNG NAI — Nguyễn Hồng Sơn wears protective clothing and wades through a dirty canal. Sơn is one of a team of volunteers cleaning waste in the southern province of Đồng Nai’s Biên Hòa City. …

An inundated section of a road in Nghệ An Province on Monday morning due to torrential rain. — VNA/VNS Photo Văn Tý CENTRAL REGION — The central region has experienced torrential rainfall of up to 500mm, which is forecast to last until Friday, flooding rivers in the provinces of Quảng …

  A wind farm in Ninh Thuận Province. Việt Nam aims to raise the share of renewable energy to 62 per cent in the energy mix by 2050.  VNA/VNS Photo Huy Hùng HÀ NỘI — Việt Nam aims to increase the share of renewable energy in the primary energy supply to …

Scene of 10B urban project in Quang Hanh Ward, Cẩm Phả City. — VNA/VNS Photo QUẢNG NINH — In response to the recent public criticisms surrounding a land reclamation project in Cẩm Phả City, the northern province of Quảng Ninh, the director of the Cultural Heritage Department under the Ministry …